I am born in Germany and live currently in Washington DC. Originally I studied Fashion Design in Milan and worked for many years in the industry. In 2004 I became a full time photographer working primarily in Latin America and Asia.
My emphasis lies on communities, with the focus at human, social and environmental issues. I am looking for an intuitive moment, if I photograph and wait till I can capture the right moment and the light, which plays an important role in my works as it is merely in black and white. I am interested in little things more than in the whole picture, and often wander off the beaten path to find the unexpected.
In 2008 the David M. Rubenstein 'Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library' started acquiring my work for the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
I took part in workshops with Anders Peterson, Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratochvil and Gary Knight.
My work has been shown at the Biennale in Venice, the Centro Colombo Americano in Medellin, the Climate Change Summit COP21 in Paris, the OAS with the Collaboration of the IACHR Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and the Center of Human Rights of Duke University, at Duke University, at WOLA Washington Office for Latin America and the Haitian Heritage Museum in Miami.
AWARDS
2017 CENTER Santa Fe,Centers Juror's Choice Award
2016 Beth Block Honoraria, Houston Center for Photography
IPA 2015 First Prize, Editorial/Political
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2015, Gold or the category Nature
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2015, Bronze for the category Press
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2011 – 2015 Honorable mention
One Shot 2015, Honorable Mention for ‘ That’s my home’ and ‘Asylum’
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2013, Gold for the category Press
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2013, Silver for the category Press
IPA Honorable Mention 2015 and 2011
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2011, Silver for the category Travel
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2011, Bronze for the Feature Story
PX3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2011, Bronze for the press category
IPA 2008, 3rd place people
Px3 Prix de la Photography de Paris 2007, Exhibition Winner
Golden Light Award, 2006
Marcel Bardon Memorial Award 2005
EXHIBITIONS
Biennale Venice 5-11/2019 Palazzo Mora
Climate Change exhibition, originally curated for the UN COP21 summit in Paris, Bangkok, Arts and Culture Center, in collaboration with the Royal Photographic Society of Thailand, 6/2018 - 7/2018
Biennale Venice 5-11/2017 Palazzo Mora
Galleria de Arte Colombo Americano, Medellin Colombia 9/2017 – 10/2017
Duke University, Rubinstein Library 8/2017 – 10/2017 The Backpackers
Ragusa Foto Festival, Sicily, Italy 6/2017 – 7/2017
MOPLA Photo Book Exhibition Los Angeles 2017 The Backpackers
C40 Mayors Summit 2016, Mexico City Chapultepec Parc 11/2016 – 1/2017
Houston Center for Photography, 34thAnnual Juried Membership Exhibition
Climate Change Summit COP21, Paris 2015
The New American Garden, National Building Museum, Washington 10/15-01/16
One Shot Group exhibit, The Loft at Liz’s LA 4/2015
Chernobyl, Antonin Kratochvil and Workshops, Manes Gallery, Prague
'al margen', Durham NC, Duke University Special Collection Gallery, Friedle Gallery, Latin America and the Caribbean 1/17 – 5/1/2011
‘al margen', Washington DC, OAS Organization of the American States and IACHR Inter-American Center of Human Rights, 11/18 - 01/8/2011
Shaken, Miami, Haitian Heritage Museum, 05/10 – 06/10
El Salvador, WOLA Washington DC 4/1/08 -6/30/08
FotoViajeros, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1/16/08 2/10/08
LINKS
COLLECTIONS
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Private Colletion
PUBLICATIONS